Looking into the Deep Abyss of Time
Looking into the Deep Abyss of Time
Regular price
Checking stock...
Regular price
Checking stock...
Summary
The story of a Scottish gentleman farmer and how his simple observations led him to a theory that was in direct confrontation with the Bible and proved to be a precursor to Darwin's theory of evolution, this is also a parable about the power of books to shape the history of ideas.
The feel-good place to buy books
- Free delivery in Australia
- Supporting authors with AuthorSHARE
- 100% recyclable packaging
- Proud to be a B Corp – A Business for good
- Buy-back with Ziffit
Looking into the Deep Abyss of Time by Jack Repcheck
The story of the gentleman farmer from Edinburgh who discovered that the earth was millions of years old, not six thousand, paving the way for Darwin's theory of evolution Three men's contributions helped free science from the straightjacket of theology - Nicholaus Copernicus and Charles Darwin, and James Hutton, who did not receive the same recognition, yet still profoundly changed our understanding of the earth and its forces. Hutton proved that the earth was millions of years old rather than the biblically determined six thousand, and that it was continuously being shaped and re-shaped by everyday forces, rather than one cataclysmic event. He went on to provide the scientific proof that allowed Darwin's theory of evolution to be viable. This is also the story of Scotland and the Scottish Enlightenment, which brought together some of the greatest thinkers of the age, from David Hume and Adam Smith to James Watt and Erasmus Darwin. It is also a story about the power of the written word. Repcheck argues that Hutton's work was lost to history because he could not describe his findings in graceful and readable prose: Unlike Darwin's Origin of the Species, Hutton's one and only book was impenetrable. Jack Repcheck tells the remarkable story of this Scottish gentleman and farmer, and how his simple observations on his small tract of land led him to a theory that was in direct confrontation with the Bible. This is a marvellous narrative about a little known man and the science he founded.
Jack Repcheck is an acquiring editor at W.W. Norton with a long career in publishing great works of science. He holds an M.A. in Irish Social History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780738206929 |
| ISBN 10 | 073820692X |
| Title | Looking into the Deep Abyss of Time |
| Author | Jack Repcheck |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US |
| Year published | 2003-05-14 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |